Multimedia Jane Sings for Stanford’s Birthday By The Daily News Staff May 17, 2010, 12:00 a.m. Students celebrated Leland Stanford Junior’s 142nd Birthday Party in White Plaza Friday afternoon. A performer named Jane sang songs while students played games. Stanford was born in 1868 and died in 1884 of typhoid fever, and the Stanfords founded the university to memorialize their son. (MASARU OKA/Staff Photographer) Print Article